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Tech to Teaching

The Tech to Teaching program is designed to prepare Georgia Tech graduate students and postdocs for college teaching positions. Through this certificate program, participants will develop a thorough understanding of the scholarship of teaching and learning, and will demonstrate their ability to apply these skills in the classroom.

This certificate program is designed around two sets of learning outcomes. The foundation level captures what participants will learn about college teaching. The ten learning outcomes can be satisfied through a combination of Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) classes, workshops, and affiliated resources. In the capstone level, participants will practice and evaluate their teaching skills through a substantial teaching experience.

Participants completing the certificate will leave the program with valuable knowledge and skills to apply to future faculty positions. In addition to the printed certificate, participants will receive a letter of recommendation detailing their accomplishments in the program. Finally, graduate students completing the coursework pathway may elect to apply those courses toward a minor in higher education.

The foundation level of Tech to Teaching introduces participants to a theories of pedagogy that support effective teaching and learning in higher education. At this level, participants satisfy each of the 10 foundational learning outcomes through a combination of coursework, workshops, or on-line resources. The Foundation Level Pathways Matrix provides a complete list of program options to fulfill the foundation level learning outcomes.

Once you have completed the foundation-level learning outcomes and are ready for your teaching capstone, let us know by completing this form.

The teaching capstone requires participation in a substantial teaching experience, which is most often satisfied by a co-teaching a course in your discipline with a faculty mentor or through serving as instructor of record. While most Tech to Teaching participants find these teaching opportunities available through their academic unit, participants can also design and propose an alternative teaching experience, such as teaching GT 1000, partnering with campus departments to design and deliver workshop series, or other appropriate alternatives.

In addition to the teaching or co-teaching experience, participants meet regularly with a cohort of other Tech to Teaching participants throughout their capstone experience. Pre- and post-teaching planning forms will capture your ability to plan for and use feedback from your teaching experience. Your live teaching performance will be observed and evaluated at least two times by your CTL mentor and peers.

By the end of the capstone experience, participants will:

T1. Apply foundational knowledge to teaching experiences

T1.1 Write a lesson plan that specifies learning objectives, activities, assessment methods, and strategies for including and motivating students